The Nippon Ham Fighters have set a new NPB record for team batting strikeouts, with the batters striking out a combined total of 1,151 times in the 2005 season. This breaks the previous record they set back in 2003 at 1,148. The Central League record for team batting strikeouts is 1,120 set by Yokohama in 2002. [Original Article from The Yomiuri Shimbun via Nifty Sports (in Japanese)]

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